Jonathan Shapiro is a talented poet and freestyle artist, and he has already established a name for himself in the rap world despite being just 20 years old. After beginning his career in music at the tender age of 13, he is now juggling his love for music with his schooling at a local university. Shapiro has built a distinctive sound resonating well with audiences, and...

Listening to Riax’s new single, "Saved My Life," feels like receiving a thank-you note from the future while standing in the middle of a lightning storm. Here is the furious, floor-shaking kick drum of Euphoric Hardstyle, a sound designed for packed crowds and laser-split darkness, yet it’s delivering an intensely private message of self-reconciliation. It’s a baffling, brilliant collision. The beat wants to obliterate...